Bail-holder for lanterns.



J S. PIXLEY.

BAIL HOLDER FOR LANTERNS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1913.

1,070,626. Patented Aug". 19, 1913. 11; 1.

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JUDSON s. PIXLEY, OF NEW YORK. N. Y;, ASSIGNOR To ARMSPEAR MANUFACTURINGCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BAIL-HOLDER FOR LANTERNS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JUDsoN S. PIXLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bail-Holders for Lanterns,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of bail holders by means of whichthe bail can be left free to swing or pivot on the lantern frame or canbe rigidly connected with the lantern frame, as may be desired.

The object of the invention is to produce a simple, inexpensive andconvenient bail holder of this general character.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a lanternframe in which the frame and the bail ears are made of sheet steel andto which this improvement is applied, the bail being shown in its upperposition in which it is pivotally connected with the frame. Fig. 2 is afragmentary front elevation, on an enlarged scale, of the movable end ofthe bail and the ear in which it engages. Fig. 8 is a side elevationthereof. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary front elevation similar to Fig. 2 andshowing the bail in its lower position in which it is rigidly connectedwith the lantern frame. Fig. 5 is a sectional side elevation thereof, online 55, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary front elevation of a wirelantern frame provided with this improvement and showing the bail in itsupper position. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side elevation thereof. Fig. 8is a frag lnentary front elevation, showing the bail in its lowerposition. Fig. 9 is a sectional side elevation on line 99, Fig. 8. Fig.10 is a top plan view of the ear.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the several figures.

Referring to Figs. 1-5, A represents the lantern frame and a the topring thereof provided with bail ears B and C which are secured to thering in any suitable manner. D represents the bail provided with anonadjustable end having a hook E which is engaged in the ear B of theframe, and with an adjustable end having a loop which is provided withan upper bight or hook F and below said hook with a lower bight G,either of which can be engaged with the ear 0. The non-adjustable hoo IE of the bail engaged in the ear B permits the bail to swingSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 2, 1913.

Patented Aug. 19,1913.

Serial No. 764,992.

with reference to the lantern frame in the usual manner.

The adjustable opposite end of the bail can be engaged with the adjacentear G in two different positions. In the upper portion of this end ofthe bail the latter is engaged with the car by means of the lower bightG, as represented in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and is free to swing withreference to the frame in the usual manner, while in the lower positionthe bail is held rigidly with referenceto the frame. For that purposethe opening 10 of the ear C is elongated downwardly and formed betweenside pieces 11 of the car so that the end portion of the bail can beadjusted upwardly or downwardly between these side portions of the ear.The side pieces or restraining members are bent to approximately angularor elbow form, so that the lower bight G of the loop stands betweenthese side pieces when the adjustable end of the bail is in its lowerposition, as represented in Figs. 4: and 5, in which the adjustable endof the bail is engaged with the ear C by means of the upper bight orhook F. In this position of the bail the side pieces of the ear standingon opposite sides of the part of the bail which lies below the hook Fprevent the bail from swinging on the hooks F and E and hold the bailrigidly with reference to the frame.

The adjustable end of the bail is readily shifted from one position tothe other by springing the bail out of engagement with the ear C andshifting the end of the bail up or down on the car, as may be necessary.

In the construction represented in Figs. 6-10, the lantern frame and itsears are represented as being constructed of wire.

A represents the frame and a the top ring thereof. C represents the bailcar which is formed by bending the upright wire 13 of which this earforms part.

D represents the bail, F the upper bight or hook of the loop and G thelower bight formed on the adjustable end of the bail and engaging theear C. The ear is formed with side pieces 14 and 15 between which theend portion of the bail is adjustable up and down and which stand onopposite sides of the loop Gr and hold the bail rigidly with referenceto the frame when the adjustable end of the bail is in its lowerposition and the hook F is engaged with the car, as represented in Figs.8 and 9. When the bail is in the upper position, with the lower bight Grengaged with the ear, as represented in Figs. 6 and 7, the bail is freeto swing on the frame.

The ear C can be conveniently produced by forming its side piece 14integrally with the upright frame wire 13, and extending its side piece15 to connect wit-h the top ring a of the frame.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a lantern frame, of a bail ear having uprightrestraining members which are spaced apart, and a bail having a loopwhich is vertically adjustable between said members and which isprovided with two bights, one above the other, either of which can beengaged with said ear, the bail being free to swing on the ear when thelower bight of the loop is engaged therewith and held rigidly by saidrestraining members of the car when the upper bight is engaged with theear.

2. The combination with a lantern frame, of a bail ear having an uprightslot formed between side pieces of the ear, and a bail having a loopwhich is vertically adjustable in said slot and which is provided withtwo bights, one above the other, either of which can be engaged withsaid ear, the bail being free to swing on the car when the lower bightof the loop is engaged therewith and held rigidly by the side pieces ofthe car when the upper bight is engaged with the ear.

WVitness my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JUDSON S. PIXLEY. Witnesses:

F. D. SPEAK, J. STANTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, I). C.

